We are very excited to add Leon Jacobson to our team! Though he may seem new, Leon is a very familiar face among members of our staff. In 2022 Leon earned his MBA with a concentration in both entrepreneurship and marketing from UT Dallas while working on his own startup company. We asked Leon a … Continue reading Meet Our New Assistant Director: Leon Jacobson
Category: Students
UTD entrepreneurs, Rahul Madhugiri BS’23 and Sofia Babool BS’22 understand what it takes to launch a venture while still in college. But as natural problem solvers, there was something missing about their collegiate entrepreneurship experience. “We have a lot of startup resources on campus that are staff and faculty-led, but none seem to be student-led,” … Continue reading First Student-Run Accelerator Launches to Advance Early-Stage Ideas
Ivan Cerino (MS’21, MBA'23) has a background in biomedical engineering, but after attempting to launch two startups in Mexico he found himself in the US working in software development. But that itch to jump into startups again led him to UT Dallas where he could earn his MBA and learn more about the entrepreneurial ecosystem … Continue reading How I Landed an Internship at a Venture Capital Firm
Four student teams from UTD have been selected to move forward to the national round of the Blackstone LaunchPad x StartupTree Ideas Competition. The competition, taking place 100% virtually, gives students with just an idea the chance to win up to $10,000 to start the next big thing. Applicants needed to be current students (undergraduate … Continue reading Meet the Comets Moving Through to National LaunchPad Ideas Competition
- Duyen Nguyen, BS'22 Accounting - Chukwudi Ukonne, MBA'24 & MS'24 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Duyen and I (Chukwudi) both participated in the inaugural cohort of the Blackstone LaunchPad Bridge Venture Fellowship (BVF). After a 3-week period, where we both received training, mentorship, and resources centered around the startup and venture capital industry, we met in … Continue reading ‘My Participation in the Bridge Venture Fellowship is Already Opening Doors for me’
Inside Jindal: Two students from the Naveen Jindal School of Management recently participated in a three-week virtual boot camp to learn about venture capital from professionals in the industry.
Bonsai founder Shashank Kumar won $10,000 for his pitch. Out of more than 130 student entrepreneurial teams from schools across the Blackstone LaunchPad network, one UT Dallas student impressed the judges on the mainstage of the 2022 Startup Grind Global Conference. Shashank Vinay Kumar, founder of Bonsai, placed third, winning $10,000. Through Bonsai, Shashank hopes … Continue reading UT Dallas Student Wins Third Place at Blackstone LaunchPad Pitch Competition
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